Service difficulty report · Brake · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 23, 2015
Submitted
September 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4050
Aircraft time
34,431 hours, 35,986 cycles
Part
Brake
Condition
Smoke
Location
Right
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SMOKE COMING FROM RT OTBD BRAKE. BRAKING ON LANDING WAS NORMAL, NO EXCESSIVE BRAKING APPLIED. PERFORMED GVI OF NR 2 MLG NR 3 AND NR 4 BRAKES. NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED, NO DISCOLORATION, NO LEAKS. TAXIED ACFT WITH FLT CREW, MULTIPLE TIMES APPLIED BRAKES WHILE TAXI, BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY. NO BRAKE DRAGGING WAS NOTICED. AFTER TAXI GVI OF BRAKES DID NOT REVEAL PROBLEMS, BRAKES TEMPERATURES WERE EVEN. INTERROGATED CDS, NO FAULTS FOUND FOR ANTI-SKID. ACFT OK FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. NO PARTS REPLACED.